House of My Fathers
House of My Fathers (Sinhala: නොමියෙන මතකය) is an upcoming Sri Lankan multilingual drama thriller film directed by Suba Sivakumaran as her debut film and co-produced by director himself with Dominique Welinski and Santi Pathak for Palmyrah Talkies.[1] It stars Steve De La Zilwa and Darshan Dharmaraj along with Bimal Jayakodi and Dasun Pathirana.[2] Music composed by Forest Christenson.[3] The film was premiered in New Currents competition at Busan International Film Festival.[1] It has received mostly positive reviews from critics.[4] The film is the first Sri Lankan film acquired international rights by Asian Shadows, a Hong Kong-based sales agency.
| House of My Fathers නොමියෙන මතකය | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Suba Sivakumaran |
| Produced by | Suba Sivakumaran Dominique Welinski Santi Pathak |
| Written by | Suba Sivakumaran |
| Starring | Steve De La Zilwa Darshan Dharmaraj Bimal Jayakodi Dasun Pathirana |
| Music by | Forest Christenson |
| Cinematography | Kalinga Deshapriya Vithanage |
| Edited by | Nse Asuquo |
Production company | Palmyrah Talkies |
Release date | 18 May 2019 (USA) TBD (Sri Lanka) |
Running time | 95 minutes[1] |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Language | Sinhala Tamil English |
Plot
Cast
- Bimal Jayakodi as Asoka
- Pradeepa as Ahalya
- Steve De La Zilwa
- Darshan Dharmaraj
- Dasun Pathirana
- Deepa Seevaratnam
International screening
The film has screened internationally in many film festivals.[5][1]
- Busan International Film Festival - New Currents competition
- Mumbai Film Festival - World Cinema Section
- BFI London Film Festival - Debate Strand
- Filmfest Hamburg - Political Competition
- Rotterdam International Film Festival 2019 - Bright Future Section
- Geneva International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights (FIFDH) 2019 - International Competition
- Seattle International Film Festival 2019 - New Directors Competition
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References
- "'House of My Fathers' ('Mouna kaandam'): Film Review". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- "Suba Sivakumaran's 'House of My Fathers' Sells to Hong Kong's Asian Shadows". variety. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- "'House of My Fathers', MOUNA KAANDAM". mubi.com. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- "Film Review: House of my Fathers (2018) by Suba Sivakumaran". Asian movie pulse. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- "'House of My Fathers', a film by Suba SIVAKUMARAN". Chinese Shadows. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
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